earlier, danni wyatt hit an unbeaten 69 as southern brave thrashed birmingham phoenix by eight wicketsh three wins out of three. some domestic football news for you now, and arsenal have signed england international ben white from brighton for a fee thought to be £50 million. white can play in defence or midfield and was part of the england squad for euro 2020. he's completed a medical and signed a long—term deal at the emirates. the amount received by brighton is a club record. full—back trent alexander—arnold has signed a new contract with liverpool until the summer of 2025. the 22—year—old graduated from the club's youth academy and has made 179 appearances since his first—team debut nearly five years ago, winning the champions league and premier league. marcus rashford will have surgery on his shoulder next week. the manchester united and england forward has been troubled by the problem for a number of months. it is thought rashford will be sidelined for around three months. south africa captain siya kolisi has backed up claims about the referee in the first test against the lions

meanwhile, the birmingham phoenix women's team have got their first win of the tournament.e first win on the board, there are a few runs late, but we made up of that with how the whole team has bold, everything was exceptional, rail team performance. elsewhere, the oval invincibles have made it two wins from two. they set london spirit 133 to win after their innings, and the spirit fell 15 runs short. dane van niekerk with 3 wickets to restrict the spirit to 117 for 7. the same fixture in the men's tournament was abandoned because of rain. for a second successive day, there's been a british winner at the london e—prix — as alex lynn claimed his first formula e victory. the win was not without controversy though — as lucas di grassi won the race on the track — but was disqualified on the final lap, after failing to serve a time penalty. that meant lynn was promoted from second place to win his first victory. and at the fifth time of asking, britain's cameron norrie has won his first atp singles title. he beat american brandon nakashima in straight sets in the final of the lo

the birmingham phoenix men are trying to make it two wins from two in the hundred right now, they'renament. batting first, they set the originals 114 to win. despite it being a low score, the originals couldn't get close — finishing on 93—8 from their 100 balls. the oval invincibles have made it two wins from two. they set london spirit 133 to win after their innings, and the spirit fell 15 runs short. dane van niekerk with three wickets to restrict the spirit to 117 for seven. the same fixture in the men's tournament was abandoned because of rain. for a second successive day, there's been a british winner at the london e—prix — as alex lynn claimed his first formula e victory. the win was not without controversy though — as lucas di grassi won the race on the track — but was disqualified on the final lap, after failing to serve a time penalty. that meant lynn was promoted from second place to win his first victory. finally, we're going to return to the olympics because there's not long to wait now before the action from day three in tokyo gets under way. coverage starts on bbc one a

earlier, danni wyatt hit an unbeaten 69 as southern brave thrashed birmingham phoenix by eight wickets signed a long—term deal at the emirates. the amount received by brighton is a club record. full—back trent alexander—arnold has signed a new contract with liverpool until the summer of 2025. the 22—year—old graduated from the club's youth academy and has made 179 appearances since his first—team debut nearly five years ago, winning the champions league and premier league. marcus rashford will have surgery on his shoulder next week. the manchester united and england forward has been troubled by the problem for a number of months. it is thought rashford will be sidelined for around three months. south africa captain siya kolisi has backed up claims about the referee in the first test against the lions made by his director of rugby rassie erasmus. erasmus posted an astonishing hour—long video on social media criticising the australian official who was in charge of the springboks' defeat in cape town to the lions. rugby australia said "the attack on nic berry's integrity, character and re

london spirit women beat birmingham phoenix in a tight—fought contest at edgbaston.t chased that down with four balls to spare — danielle gibson with a boundary for the victory. in the men's teams followed the women's. zach crawley is opening for the first six of the games, you can follow that match on bbc sport. —— on the bbc sport website. we know all too well how covid has disrupted sport — from the olympics to the grassroots. but the latest lifting of restrictions means the return of parkrun, one of the last mass participation events to resume in the uk. thousands of people take part in the weekly 5km events and, after a 16—month hiatus, they'll be back from tomorrow. one of the keenest to return is 88—year—old bob emmerson from northamptonshire, who'll finally complete his 400th parkrun. i'v e i've been a runner nearly all my life. but park run got me back into running about nine years ago. i met a lot of people and it's been one of those things that's kept me going. park run is not a race, it's a get together or social event. people have said to me, why do you

england's zak crawley opened for london spirit against birmingham phoenix and made 64, the highest score that the spirit women won their contest. danielle gibson's boundary took her side past the phoenix total of 128 with four balls to spare. and of course all the olympic action kicking off overnight follow that 1—over on the bbc. 1—over and that's all the sport for now. hello friday brought us his seventh consecutive day with some seeing temperatures of a 30 degrees. as we head to the weekend things get a drink cooler and fresher and they will be some heavy and thundery downpours for some particularly the further south you are. we've already seen some of that heavy rain pushing and overnight. during saturday morning we could see some heavy showers moving their way northward across the southern half of england and wales. some thunderstorms mixed in. if you do have a catch one of the heavy shows they will be hit or miss later in the day. by the north lots of warm, sunny weather once again. we have more clout looking through the aisles, easton coasted into saturday evening for the heavy sh

it's birmingham phoenix against london spirit today. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.ympics has been a roller—coaster 18 months, not only for the athletes, but for their families and friends too, who sadly can't be there in tokyo to support their loved ones. but they won't let that dampen their spirits, as mike bushell reports. getting the party started at home. the family of rio gold medallist are not able to cheer him on poolside in tokyo this time, but they can still feel his presence. and while this might be confusing alfie the dog, showing their support with friends in the garden in ripon... mask some of the extra stress of having to watch their son's third olympics only through the tv. i get more nervous, because i feel as though i have some control when i'm there, for some reason, although i am in the stands, but ijust know what is going on. you cannot see everything through the camera. i basically have to leave the room when jack's dive comes around. i am pretty nervous about the whole thing, i have my hands in front of me, doctor who—style. in 2016, jack and c

are doing a fantastic interview today with the female leg spinner firm scotland who plays for birmingham phoenixinclusion plans and links to sustainability, and opportunities for young people. so it's been a really well—thought—out, planned tournament. and the coverage was definitely going to be much more entertaining, but probably no more than that for sky viewers. you've talked about how you obviously want to reach out to a wider audience, people who may not have watched cricket before — do you know yet how successful it has been in shifting to a new audience? have you got figures that can let us know that? well, we do have figures and demographics. i don't have them exactly to hand, it's definitely hitting a younger, more female audience, and it's definitely hitting a bigger audience. and we're grateful for the role that the bbc has helped us in doing that. sanjay patel, is this the first time that a tv company, sky in this case, has been involved in creating a new sporting format? well, they weren't necessarily involved in creating it. i think that came from us at ecb, and i think that's rea

england's zak crawley opened for london spirit against birmingham phoenix and made 64, the highest scoreernight follow that one over on the bbc. and that's all the sport for now. hello. friday brought us his seventh consecutive day with some seeing temperatures of a 30 degrees. as we head to the weekend things are going to turn cooler and fresher and they will be some heavy and thundery downpours for some particularly the further south you are. we've already seen some of that heavy rain pushing in from the south overnight. during saturday morning we could see some heavy showers moving their way northward across the southern half of england and wales. some thunderstorms mixed in if you do have a catch one of the heavy showers. but they will be hit or miss later in the day. further north, lots of warm, sunny weather once again. we have more cloud lurking through the northern aisles, eastern coast of scotland, perhaps northeast england as well. into saturday evening, further heavy showers and thunderstorms in the south. but most other places looking dry. this area of low pressure responsibl

danni wyatt hit an unbeaten 69 as southern brave thrashed birmingham phoenix by eight wickets with 18t champions australia and new zealand have pulled out and the tournament chief executive says chances of it going ahead as planned are 50/50. back to the olympics. this is that table as things stand, china lead the way with the host japan second. australia fourth and fifth. where could the medal come from? so, day eight in tokyo gets under way in just a few hours' time. could it be another super saturday? adam peaty will be looking to win his second gold medal of these games when he takes part in the final of the inaugural 4x100 metres mixed medley relay along with teammates kathleen dawson, james guy and freya anderson. dina asher—smith will be hoping to line up for britain in the final of the women's 100m, an event in which she won world silver behind jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce in 2019. and the first sailing medals of tokyo 2020 are decided tomorrow in the rs:x windsurfing class. 22—year—old emma wilson is guaranteed a medal whilst tom squires is racing for gb in the men's eve

birmingham phoenix against london spirit at edgbaston. sor in child heath and outbreak medicine at the university of liverpool. he explained what signs to look out for. it�*s a surprisingly common viral condition amongst children. it affects nearly every child who would have caught it by the third year of life, but it poses risks to newborn babies. we see 20—25,000 admissions every winter, i% of the whole birthing cohort, so it�*s very common, but rarely, i must emphasise rarely, about 1,000 babies throughout the whole of the uk are admitted to intensive care each year. death is incredibly rare again. babies present with feeding difficulties, often they are very snotty and have a wet cough. and the point is we are seeing this now, especially in some other countries, france and the netherlands and so on, and that is an effect of the pandemic? it�*s really unusual and quite interesting. we noticed out—of—season outbreaks in two different parts of australia, then it was reported in south africa, and now it has been reported in france and holl

it's the first double header today as birmingham phoenix take on london spirit at edgbaston. not much between teams, it can come down to the way you think, it can come down to the right feel, the right time. obviously, skill and all those sorts of things and execution, you know, if you bowl rubbish you're going to get whacked and you're probably going to lose, but if you take it that everyone is going to bowl all right and bat pretty well, then what's the point of difference between every team? it will come down to fielding, little things, the wides, no balls. but overall, it will come down to the strategy that you have and the tactical side of things and as i said, i think we've got the best captain in world cricket in eoin morgan. australia and new zealand's decision to pull out of the rugby league world cup was "premature", according to australia's players�* union, who have claimed a number of its members wanted to travel to england for the tournament this autumn.australia and new zealand withdrew on thursday it was called a selfish and cowardly decision. our paramount con

captain amyjones got the only six for birmingham phoenix in their 128 against london spirit at edgbaston so many restrictions on those taking part in terms of where they can go and no spectators at the venues? someone who may be able to shed some light on how they are feeling is the sports psychologist, sophie bruce. hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you — hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? _ hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i'm _ hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i'm doing - hi, sophie, good evening. hi there, how are you doing? i'm doing very i how are you doing? i'm doing very well but i'm _ how are you doing? i'm doing very well but i'm wondering _ how are you doing? i'm doing very well but i'm wondering what - well but i'm wondering what difference does it make to a professional athlete to have no spectators — and we think of that meaning no atmosphere at all. we sort of assume that that has a detrimental impact, but i'm interested in your take on it. absolutely, these games are unprecedented and will be differ

it's the first double header today as birmingham phoenix take on london spirit at edgbaston.nd execution, you know, if you bowl rubbish you're going to get whacked and you're probably going to lose, but if you take it that everyone is going to bowl all right and bat pretty well, then what's the point of difference between every team? it will come down to fielding, little things, the wides, no balls. but overall, it will come down to the strategy that you have and the tactical side of things and as i said, i think we've got the best captain in world cricket in eoin morgan. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. let's get more now on the study conducted by the university of oxford into the effectiveness of daily lateral flow testing for pupils. could daily testing be adopted by schools when they return to classrooms in the autumn, instead of isolating whole bubbles of school children? let's discuss this with natalie perera, chief executive of the nonpartisan think tank, the education policy institute; and with sammy wright

it's the first double header today as birmingham phoenix take on london spirit at edgbaston.of spirit's men. when there's not much between teams, can come down to the way you think, the red field at the right time, obviously skilled all of those things and execution, if you bowl rubbish you are probably going to lose, but if you take that everyone is going to bowl all right and bat pretty well, then the point of difference in every team will come down to fielding. but overall, it will come down to the strategy that you have a the tactical side of things, and as i said, i think we have got the best white ball captain in world cricket in eoin morgan. so it's finally here. the opening ceremony for the tokyo olympics is just a few hours away. it's been a roller—coaster 18 months, not only for the athletes, but for their families and friends, too, who sadly can't be there in tokyo to support their loved ones. but they won't let that dampen their spirits. getting the party started at home. the family of a rio gold medallist are not able to cheer him on poolside in tokyo this time,